Slacker

Yes, that's me. I've been a slacker. Nothing exciting has been going on at our house. Oh...and the Project 365 blog = FAIL. I've had a couple people email me b/c I made it private. I'm not currently updating it, but once I update it, I will make it public again.

I've been debating whether or not to post about Tristen's debacles or not, but I don't think I can muster up the energy to type it all out. I always write about the good stuff and debate about writing the bad stuff. I'm mean it isn't always rainbows and sunshine, right? I don't want to paint a picture for all my friends (who are YEARS behind us) that it is always rainbows and sunshine. Kids are kids....and they all have to learn sometime, right. Some learn quicker than others.

After all, Tristen is 12. No one ever said 12 was an easy age, did they? Is any age easy? In short, the kiddo has been in 'Hopper Jail' due to his behavior at school. He has a hard time knowing when to keep his mouth shut. He isn't a BAD kid. He isn't out doing destructive things or causing fights, but he is an 'attention hungry' kid and always wants to be in the know or be the 'cool' kid, which then results in him being a distraction in class. He is learning the hard way, that sometimes, you just need to keep your mouth shut. We had 3 incidents w/in 3 weeks that resulted in us taking disciplinary actions at home. (Once for calling a girl a name after he'd been told to stop, once for refusing to do wall-sits in PE as punishment for breaking the rules, and once for being a distraction in class after a warning.) Sadly, for Tristen, he has been summoned to his room w/no toys, tv, video games, etc. for the past few weeks. Anytime he makes one step forward, he does something that causes him to take two steps back within the same week. We've tried different reward systems and different discipline techniques. He is a good kid and he means well, but there comes a point where enough is enough. He is slowly trying to earn his privileges back. :) I hope he earns them back soon!!!! There...I mustered up a tad bit of energy to post about it.

Jason's school is going well. He just took his mid-term and is about to enjoy his week off for Spring Break. Colby's baseball has started back up and we'll be fully indulged in baseball in 2 weeks w/games during the week/weekends and 6 tournaments in the upcoming months. One tournament being in Round Rock in June. I got a small raise at work, which was very unexpected due to the economy/market and due to my company experiencing its first loss last year in the 57 year history of our company.

We are heading to San Antonio/Sea World Memorial Day weekend. Jason's grandma is turning 80 years old, so we are going down there to celebrate with his extended family. We're making a mini-vacation out of it and taking the boys sight seeing in San Antonio and to Sea World. In late July/mid-August, we are plannig a trip with some of our friends to go to Beavers Bend, OK for another mini-vacation, but without kids. I'm uber excited about this trip!!!!!!

Spring Break is starts today, but the boys don't have any exciting plans. They will be going to their mom's tonight and then Colby will be coming back Tuesday night so he can go to a baseball camp on Tuesday and Wednesday. Other than that....they'll just be enjoying the week off of school.

Well, that's a wrap. Sorry, I don't have any pictures to post. Maybe I'll have some pictures to post after this weekend's St. Paddy's Day festivities.